DICENTRA or BLEEDING HEART 
Fully hardy perennials, with blossoms of delightful charm. 
Border or rockery. Cutting, too. 
DICENTRA CHRYSANTHA—ecbdy(3-4)40. Golden Ear¬ 
drop. Silvery slashed foliage, with tall sprays of golden 
hearts, inverted, above. Full sun. Pkt. 20c. 
DICENTRA CUCULLARIA — ersty(l)9. Dutchman’s 
Breeches. Odd white blossoms, yellow tipped. Pretty. 
Pkt. 20c. 
DICENTRA EXIMIA — erbnsth(2) 16. Plume Bleeding 
Heart. Sprays of rosy hearts above fern-like foliage. Pkt. 
10c; 54 oz. 50c; 1 oz. $1.60. 
DICENTRA FORMOSA—ernmsth(2-3) 16. Nodding sprays 
of pink hearts above spreading ferny foliage. Decorative 
mats in shade. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 30c. 
DICENTRA FORMOSA SWEETHEART — ercsth(8)15. 
Sprays of snowy white hearts from early spring to latest 
autumn. Of exquisite loveliness. Still exceedingly scarce. 
Pkt. 35c. 
DICENTRA OREGANA—sty(2-4) 16. Creamy, purple-tip¬ 
ped nodding hearts above silvery leaves. Pkt. 35c. 
DICENTRA SPECTABILIS—cby(1-2)30. True Bleeding 
Heart. Pendant sprays of rosy pink hearts, white-tipped. 
Exquisite. Attractive foliage. Pkt. 25c. 
OFFER 25A6—One pkt. each of the Dicentras for $1.40. 
DIERAMA BLEND — uftby(htw) (1)40. Bells of white, 
rose, red, and amaranth, pendant from swaying wands. 
Very fine. Bulbs sometimes stored in winter, Gladiolus 
fashion. Pkt. 15c; 54 oz. 30c. 
DIONEA MUSCIPULA or VENUS FLYTRAP 
An interesting attractive, but oddly animal-like plant. 
The leaves are carried in rosette fashion, the blade in two 
sections, connected only by the strong mid-rib. The ter¬ 
minal section is center-hinged and contractile, margined 
with bristles and studded with sensitive hairs and honey- 
secreting glands. When a fly, attracted by the sweet bait, 
alights on the leaf, the hairs act as triggers, and the leaf- 
halves quickly close over the insect, the edge bristles 
interlocking. The trap remains closed until the food-morsel 
that was the insect, has been digested by a peptonized 
fluid that is immediately poured out from certain special¬ 
ized glands. The plant gains its nourishment thus, the 
roots serving only as anchors. Few plants are more in¬ 
tricately organized. 
The flowers are white, large and attractive; carried in 
terminal clusters on slender stems. Dionea is for the bog 
garden south of Washington, or for house culture north. 
Well suited to terrariums. Needs plenty of moisture, and 
soij should be mixture of sand, with peat or shredded moss. 
Will grow also in loose masses of live sphagnum moss. Given 
proper soil and wetness, seed germinates with fair readiness. 
Dionea was always rare and local, and is now almost extinct. 
Help re-establish it in southern bogs. Pkt. 25c. 
DIOSPYRUS VIRGINIAN A — zy. 75 ft. American Per¬ 
simmon. Hardy well north. Fruit delicious when fully ripe. 
Tree quite ornamental. Pkt. 15c. 
DIPLACUS AURANTIACUS—qfdx(2)36. Handsome flow¬ 
ers, maize yellow to apricot buff. Pkt. 25c. 
DI3PORUM BLEND—rbnmsty(l-2)20. Fairy Bells. Cream 
to buff bells, then orange or crimson berries. Pkt. 15c. 
DISPORUM HOOKERI — rbnmsty (1)20. Maize-yellow 
flower bells; later berries of brilliant orange. Pkt. 15c. 
„ DODECATHEON or SHOOTING STAR 
If, as the name implies, this flower was fashioned by the 
TtfrelVe Gods of Greece, then their workmanship was of an 
exquisite perfection. One wonders, though, what Olympian 
escapade may have brought Grecian Gods to even short 
exile in bur hemisphere, since Dodecatheons are altogether 
American.' 
DODECATHEON CLEVELANDI —crbnsty(l) 18. Clove- 
scented. Mauve, yellow-ringed, shading to maroon. Pkt. 20c. 
DODECATHEON- CUSICKI — crbnsty(l) 16. Fragrant 
purple Shootingsta-Fs, yellow throated. Pkt. 20c. 
DODECATHEON HENDERSONI —crbnsty (1) 12. Spec¬ 
tacular wine-purple blossoms. Sweetly perfumed. Pkt. 15c. 
DODECATHEON HUGERI— ernsty (1)20. Fragrant white 
Shootingstar. Pkt. 20c. , . , 
DODECATHEON JEFFREYI—ermsty(2)24. From bright 
pink, through rose, to show purple. Perfumed. Pkt. 20c 
DODECATHEON MEADIA—ernsty (2)20. Wild Cycla¬ 
men. Rose colored, with; yellow anthers. Fragrant. Strik¬ 
ingly beautiful. Pkt. 15c. . 
DODECATHEON MEADIA SPLENDIDUM — richest 
crimson, banded golden yellow. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 27A6—One pkt. each of the seven Dodecatheons, 
(Shootingstars) for $1.10. 
DODECATHEON BLEND—ernsty. Many varied kinds in 
mixture. Pkt. 15c. 
DOLICHOS LIGNOSUS—vx 8 ft. Australian Pea. Rapid¬ 
growing perennial vine for the south. Showy purple and 
white bloom. Not hardy north. Pkt. 10c. 
DOLL'S POWDER PUFF—Unidentified Ethiopian plant 
for sunny rockery, with blossoms that are fluffy tufts of 
opalescent blue-pink blendings. Pkt. 25c. 
DORONICUM PLANTAGINEUM EXCELSUM — ueby 
(. 1-2) 36. Enormous chrome yellow daisies. Pkt. of 10 seeds 
for 25c. 
DORYANTIIES PALMERI—Spear Lily. Spectacular scar¬ 
let flowers on spikes 10 to 20 feet high. A distant Am¬ 
aryllis cousin. South. Pkt. 25c. 
DOUGLASIA MONTANA—-rstmy(2)5. Tufted rosettes, 
with exquisite pink blossoms above. Pkt. 15c. 
DRAB A AIZO IDES—erltx (1) 6. Sempervivum-like rosettes, 
mat-forming, with tiny but profuse golden flowers. Pkt. 20c. 
DRABA ALTAICA—rx(l)10. Prodigal sprays of dainty 
white. Pkt. 20c. 
DRABA GLACIALIS—erltx(l)5. Close-packed leaves with 
white bristles. Many dainty golden blossoms. Pkt. 20c. 
DRABA KOTSCHYI—rx(l)5. Pretty dwarfs, white-sheeted 
in April, From Transylvania. Pkt. 20c. 
DRACOCEPHALUM AUSTRIACUM—erbx(3)24. Giant 
blue snapdragons on fine-foliaged stems. Pkt. 15c. 
^DRACOCEPHALUM MOLDAVICA—eondx(3)20. Many 
sturdy spikes of cool blue. Rather showy, and naturalizes 
well. Sow in quantity. Pkt. 5c; 54 oz. 20c. 
DRACOCEPHALUM RUYSCHIANA—erbx(2)24. Spikes 
of beautiful blue snapdragons. Siberia. Pkt. 15c. 
DROSERA FILIFORMIS—rnmath(2)12. Sundew. Pretty 
pink stars. Curious carnivorous plants. Pkt 15c. 
DROSERA INTERMEDIA—nmah(2)8. Broad-leaved Sun¬ 
dew. Pink blossoms. Insect-trap leaves. Pkt. 20c. 
DRYAS OCTAPETALA — rgy(2)5. Mats of evergreen 
“oak” leaves, creamy flowers, and lovely silver-pink seed 
fluffs. Pkt. 20c. 
ECHINACEA PURPUREA HYBRID A—ecbdh(3-4)48. 
Long pendant petals from chocolate brown cones. Soft rose 
to royal purple. Pkt. 15c. 
ECHINOCACTUS GRUSSONI—htw. Golden Globe Cac¬ 
tus. The ribbed green balls are hidden in interlocking 
radiations of golden spines. Showy red and yellow flowers. 
Pkt. 20c. 
ECHINOCACTUS ORNAMENTAL BLEND—htw. Hedge¬ 
hog Cactus. Feathery blossoms of surprising size and 
brilliance, from odd spiny globes. Pkt. 15c. 
ECHINOCEREUS ORNAMENTAL BLEND—htw. Curi¬ 
ously clustered tangles. Showy flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
ECHINOCEREUS HARDY BLEND—efh(3) 10. Clustered, 
tapered columns; rose to purple flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
ECHINOCEREUS REICHENBACHI—htw. Merry Widow 
Cactus. Enormous flowers of feathery pink. Branching, 
spreading, globose columns of white spiny laciness. Easy 
and satisfactory species for pot culture. Near hardy. 
Pkt. 15c. 
ECHINOCERUS VIRIDIFLORUS—rfh(3) 15. Branched 
stem-cylinders; pale green flowers. Hardy. Pkt. 15c. 
ECHINOPSIS ORNAMENTAL BLEND—htw. Particu¬ 
larly good Cactus class for the window garden. Yellow, 
orange, pink or scarlet flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
ECHIUM BOURGEANUM—ebx(htw) (3). 10 ft. Enor¬ 
mous pyramidal spikes of dense rose-pink bloom. Magnifi¬ 
cent south or California. Pkt. 15c. 
ECHIUM FASTUOSUM—bdfx(htw) (2-3)40. Handsome 
close panicles of most brilliant blue. Pkt. 10c. 
ELAEOCARPUS DENTATUS—jy. 20 ft. Called “Tree 
Lily of Valley.” New Zealand. Pkt. 15c. 
ELEAGNUS MULTIFLORA—qy. 6 ft. Cherry Goumi. 
Handsome silvery shrub. Edible, cherry-flavored, trans¬ 
lucent red fruit. Pkt. 20c. 
ELDERBERRY, BLACK-FRUITED—qy84. Sweet black 
berries, edible. Pkt. 10c. 
ELDERBERRY, WHITE-FRUITED—Here the berries are 
white, but sweet, too. Pkt. 15c. 
EMMENANTHE PENDULIFLORA—eodx(2) 10. Whis¬ 
pering Bells. Pendant creamy bells, that dry and whisper 
in the breeze. Pkt. 15c. 
ENKIANTHUS CAMPANULATUS — qatx(2). 15 ft. 
Showy bells of pale yellow, red-veined. Brilliant crimson 
autum foliage. Pkt. 20c. 
EPIGAEA—See Trailing Arbutus. 
EPILOBIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM—bndstx(3)30. Bright 
flowers of rose purple, yellow anthered. Pkt. 10c. 
EPILOBIUM DODONAEI—rh(3)9. Loose clouds of charm¬ 
charming pink and brown flowers. Pkt. 20c. 
